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help!! dont know how much cardio/ strength I have done??

strawberrylola
strawberrylola Posts: 36 Member
edited January 14 in Fitness and Exercise
I have just done Jillian Michaels extreme shed and shred DVD I only did 1 work out not the 2. I have no idea how much of it was cardio n how much is strength training......to log it on here - sorry new to entering exercise :blushing:

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  • Lt_Starbuck
    Lt_Starbuck Posts: 576 Member
    log the whole thing as circuit training - that's the best and closest way to get the right number. it's under cardio (but so is strength training ;).) do the cardio one, because it tracks calories and tracking your strength training doesnt show calories burned and it seems that is what you want, right?
  • strawberrylola
    strawberrylola Posts: 36 Member
    Yes thanks that's great
  • Mommy4812
    Mommy4812 Posts: 649 Member
    Get a heart rate monitor with a chest strap!
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Get a heart rate monitor with a chest strap!

    Polar FT4 model is cheap and effective. I found mine on Ebay for about $80, although sometimes you can find them cheaper. It tracks your workouts - heart rate, calories burned, length of workout session. The calorie count is just an estimate, but it's a better number to go off of than MFP's, which can be way off.
  • csheltra26
    csheltra26 Posts: 272 Member
    Agree with earlier posts - HRM is best way to go. However, I have found the calorie burns listed on MFP to be very close ot my HRM.
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